A Phillipsburg man died in a swift-moving fire that erupted Saturday night in a home on Hudson Street, officials said Sunday. Police Chief James Faulborn identified the victim as Albert Nunez, 44, whose body was found in a first-floor bedroom. It was the town's first fire fatality since 2006. Police and firefighters were dispatched about 10:20 p.m. Saturday to 286 Hudson St. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy smoke, and flames were showing from the front and rear of the home. The Morris County Medical Examiner's Office determined from an autopsy that Nunez died from smoke inhalation. The manner of death is accidental. Faulborn said Nunez appeared to have lived in...

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